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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Gee Sorry to miss this. I am not that far
from Madagascar.. (currently in coastal region of Kenya).. would like to know
more about it. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Kenya is moving well. The successes in
Western Kenya districts have head teachers begging for more, but without
external support, it is hard to be successful. These teachers have such a big
load already that they cannot to extend themselves much. They want to
use the laptops however, and with support find ways.. In each school
that is successful, there have been external teaching resources stipended into
the school program.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Sandra Thaxter<BR><A
href="http://www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org">www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org</A><BR><A
href="mailto:sandra@smallsolutionsbigideas.org">sandra@smallsolutionsbigideas.org</A><BR>(617)
320-1098</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lauradereynal@gmail.com href="mailto:lauradereynal@gmail.com">Laura
de Reynal</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=support-gang@lists.laptop.org
href="mailto:support-gang@lists.laptop.org">Community Support Volunteers --
who help respond to "help AT laptop.org"</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=olpc-social@googlegroups.com
href="mailto:olpc-social@googlegroups.com">olpc-social@googlegroups.com</A> ;
<A title=olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org
href="mailto:olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org">olpc_boston@lists.laptop.org</A> ;
<A title=cambridge-social@lists.laptop.org
href="mailto:cambridge-social@lists.laptop.org">cambridge-social@lists.laptop.org</A>
; <A title=support-gang@laptop.org
href="mailto:support-gang@laptop.org">Support Gangsters</A> ; <A
title=office-announce@laptop.org
href="mailto:office-announce@laptop.org">office-announce@laptop.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [support-gang] TODAY 5:30pm:
OLPC Community Meetup @ Flat Top Johnny's, Cambridge</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>This will be great ! see you tonight guys ! <BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>2012/1/25 Holt <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:holt@laptop.org">holt@laptop.org</A>></SPAN><BR>
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<DIV text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">TOPIC: great/growing OLPC community
projects in Haiti, Jamaica, Madagascar & beyond!!<BR><BR>Get to know
some amazing opportunities in our very own North American CariBEANtown
frontyard:<BR><BR>
<UL>
<LI>how easy it is to fly to Haiti for (for as little as $59+tax) to
volunteer with truly great people
<LI>how falling prices and increasing reach of 3G-and-better Internet is
quickly expanding opportunities in Haiti today
<LI>how we organized a Professional Learning Community (PLC) among
semi-rural Haiti teachers+school directors
<LI>how OpenStreetMap presents entirely new real-world learning project
opportunities:
<UL>
<LI><A href="http://tapTapMap.org"
target=_blank>http://tapTapMap.org</A>
<LI><A href="http://www.learnOSM.org"
target=_blank>http://www.learnOSM.org</A><BR>
<LI><A href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ndoiron/OfflineMap"
target=_blank>http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ndoiron/OfflineMap</A><BR></LI></UL>
<LI>how English's expanding popularity in Haiti is making Creole &
French "courseware" even more complex than I imagined
<LI>why so many are flying onto OLPC Jamaica next week:
<UL>
<LI><A href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ALEARN_Network"
target=_blank>http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ALEARN_Network</A>
<LI><A
href="http://blog.laptop.org/2012/01/11/update-from-olpc-jamaica-in-august-town/"
target=_blank>http://blog.laptop.org/2012/01/11/update-from-olpc-jamaica-in-august-town/</A>
</LI></UL>
<LI>how difficult + insanely valuable running a school and blogging about
it can be:
<UL>
<LI><A href="http://BuildingASchool.org"
target=_blank>http://BuildingASchool.org</A> </LI></UL>
<LI>how you too can post to have worldwide impact
<UL>
<LI><A href="http://planet.laptop.org"
target=_blank>http://planet.laptop.org</A>
<LI><A href="http://planet.sugarlabs.org"
target=_blank>http://planet.sugarlabs.org</A> </LI></UL>
<LI>does everyone realize that famous 1980 "USA! USA!" chant really stands
for UNBELIEVABLE SUGAR ACTIVITIES? Someone *please* finally fix Wikipedia
here:
<UL>
<LI><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-S-A!_%28chant%29"
target=_blank>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-S-A!_%28chant%29</A>
</LI></UL></LI></UL><BR>And everything else you want to ask of special guest
OLPC implementer/photographer Laura de Reynal in person all the way from
Madagascar & Paris!<BR><BR>Myself I'm back from Haiti to Boston suddenly
*this morning* and very much hope to C U/Y'all 5:30pm tonight Wedn Jan
25!<BR><BR> Flat Top Johnny's<BR> 1
Kendall Sq, Cambridge<SPAN class=HOEnZb><FONT color=#888888><BR><BR><PRE cols="72">--
Help kids everywhere map their world, at <A href="http://olpcMAP.net" target=_blank>http://olpcMAP.net</A> !</PRE></FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>support-gang
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